The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-01
COMM ENT AND OPINION.

THE Wheeling incident is political straw
that shows the bearing of the wind. Why not
mediate upon it calmly and philosophicalya
New York Tribune.
THE United States army and the indignant
Ute Indians having joined their forces it is
thought that the cowboys. who are now on the
war-path headed by a brash Sheriff. will be
shortly brought under observation-disclosures
News
AS all the Republicans will soon be re-
moved from the public service, the Democrats
the civil service rules to compel the giving of
reasons for removals. 1t may serve to keep
Democrats in after the Republicans resume
power.-Milwaukee Sentinel
GEoRGEIsM knows degrees limits, but
aims at the extrpation Of land-values without
any regard to vested rights. the pledged faith Of
the government. any obligation of law and
justice. Mill would shrink with horror from the
application George is now making Of his doctrine.
Georges land theory is the philosophy of thev-
cry pure and smp e.-Chicago Tribune.
So long the South any considerable part
of it, has s'our policy oppose to a national
policy, so long will the Repu blican party be
found waRine political war upon it without truce
or terms That which the was waged to
determine, that which must be determined be-
fore any other question, is that this is Nation,
not a compact of various "our policies "-Chi-
cago lnter-Ocea
In cases of impeachment alone has Congress
any judicial authority. Having power try.
convict aud punish Mr.. Stanford for the crime
misdemeanor of purchasing cheap congress
men, Congress has power to compel him,
to authorize anv commission to compel him, to
furnish the evidence against himself upon which
he might be tried, convicted and punished for
that offense by competent tribunal-Chicago
Times.
PROBABLY there is no other way to prevent
shipments of pernicious foreigners that would
be efficaclous, if applied with due rigor,
that of requiring every Immigrant bring a
consular ticket of entrance pain of having to
return in the same ship, OF being summary
expelled from the country if entrance be gained
he ,o,,6 ctn Voft ha toyu vvo do NOT
wish to continue being the Botany Bay of Eu-
it is time to change our policy and practice
with relation to 'tthe oppressed of all nations
ompletely.-Chlcago Times.
WHAT is the 6. A. r. good for, anyway"
asks Democratic editor. Well, it is good for
the country, and several other things. It is
good for the old soldiers to dwell together in
unity; it is good to perpetuate the memory of
the deeds of those who died in their country's
service: to keep alive the best patriotic senti-
ment of the nation to meet together under the
old flag which they fought for and saved and
swear at the altar to protect it against traitors
and treason; to look after and provide for the
soldiers widow and brother comrades in sickness
or distress, etc.-Detroit Tribune.
If the natural laws of trade were observed in
Wall street the public would deal there in stocks
and bonds precisely as it does elsewhere for its
butter and cheese. The latter articles differ in
price only according to the supply and the de-
mand and their quality. But the prices of stocks
and bonds at this timv not regulated at all
by their real value, or by any other natural law.
They regulated by this or that clique pool
ing their capital to depress elevate prices. It
has become possible for mere handful of the
great capitalists of Wall street, by combining
their ready cash and by exerting their influence
with certain leading banks to refuse loans:
knock the bottom ont of the market whenever
the fit TO do it seizes them -Philadelphia In
quirer
THE episode at Wheeling will set the mug
wump papers again in full cry after the Grand
Army The Democratic editor VINO started the
trouble with deliberate purpose by suspending
across the street portrait of the President
inscribed and heralded by editorial articles
to be offensive to MANY of the veterans probably
rejoices over the sensation which ne has created.
Doubtless it would have been better if the
Grand Army men had ignored the petty scheme